+# Add new mime types for use in respond_to blocks:
+# Mime::Type.register "text/richtext", :rtf
+# Mime::Type.register "application/x-mobile", :mobile
+
+# Include your application configuration below
+
+MAIL_CONFIG = { :from => 'Selectricity <info@selectricity.media.mit.edu>'}
+
+require 'uniq_token'
+require 'randarray'
+require 'rubyvote'
+require 'gruff'
+
+class String
+ # alternate capitalization method that does not lowercase the rest of
+ # the string -- which is almost never what I want
+ def capitalize
+ if self.length <= 1
+ self.upcase
+ else
+ self.split(//)[0].upcase + self.split(//)[1..-1].join("")
+ end
+ end
+
+ # capitalize each word in a string unless it is specialcased word
+ def titlecase
+ words = %w{a the in to for an}
+ self.split.collect {|s| words.include?(s) ? s : s.capitalize }.join(" ")
+ end
+end
+
+# action mailer configuration
+ActionMailer::Base.delivery_method = :sendmail
+ActionMailer::Base.default_charset = "utf-8"
+